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Hey, we're pretty much at the same point of helmet completion. I should be done with mine within the next few days. Very nice, well-done paint job. However, I do think the back should be a bit more blue, that's my 2 cents.

hansoloway wrote:
Hey, we're pretty much at the same point of helmet completion. I should be done with mine within the next few days. Very nice, well-done paint job. However, I do think the back should be a bit more blue, that's my 2 cents.

You're 100% right. If you read back through the posts there you'll see I wasn't that happy with the back color and thought it should be darker and more blue. My next one will be.

helmet looks killer man, I don't know what the fuss was all about. Looks maybe a bit too, uh, cookie-cutter? Very crisp, clean and bright. It doesn't have that real-world grunge feel. But I know you'll do it justice in the end. Just beat the hell out of it with misting, dusting and small scratches

I was having one of those What-The-HELL-Have-I-Gotten-Myself-In-To??? moments yesterday.

You know, the kind of day where the stark realization that you've only scratched the surface of your costume sinks in. That you have a long road ahead of you. That what you've accomplished so far is just the tip of the iceberg.

The kind of day that you look back on with a lot of cliches.

So thanks to all who've taken the time to post here and have put me back on track. You all rock!

Phil, all the fuss was eliminated when I found the cheap paint sprayer. Also, this helmet is forgiving and that helps. I've screwed a few things up here and there and the helmet looks so beat up that any blemishes you have from a fixed up accident look intentional.

Now, if anyone can give me dusting and misting tips I'd sure appreciate it. I've experimented with a few things (on containers and things, not on the actual helmet) that end up looking like I sprayed paint on them which isn't the effect I'm trying to achieve.

You can mist a mix of black and grey from a distance for weathering. I also use pastel powder for weathering all my scale models and it will work for the helmet too but remember to use a flat clear coat at the end so that the powder stays.
Hope this helps.

P.S. You can practice doing all this first to be sure of what you are doing before doing it on the actual helmet.

Can you recommend a particular flat clear coat? I used one -- I don't remember what it was called -- when I converted a Kenner E11 blaster and it looked kind of spotty. No biggie for a blaster, but not cool for a Boba Fett helmet.

jeezycreezy wrote:
Now, if anyone can give me dusting and misting tips I'd sure appreciate it. I've experimented with a few things (on containers and things, not on the actual helmet) that end up looking like I sprayed paint on them which isn't the effect I'm trying to achieve.
Cheers!
TJ

Still a great looking helmet!!

When you "mist" your objective is to "just" tint the main color(s) to lighten or darken them.

I use flat black and spray it about 8-12" or more, to just darken things up a bit. If you look at the helmet and the armor especially, you can tell it was misted black to darken things up a bit.
Lynn